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Synopsis of movie, courtesy of Warner Brothers Pictures: There exists a world within our world. A world beneath what we call cyberspace. A world protected by firewalls, passwords and the most advanced security systems. In this world we hide our deepest secrets, our most incriminating information, and of course, a whole lot of money. This is the world of Swordfish. Gabriel Shear (JOHN TRAVOLTA), a charismatic and dangerous spy wanting to finance his own brand of patriotism, needs to get inside this world. If he can get in, billions in illegal government funds wait for the taking. To actually steal the money, however, he'll need a superhacker, someone whose talents make even the most airtight security systems of the world look like child's play. That's where Stanley Jobson (HUGH JACKMAN) enters the picture. One of the two best hackers on the planet, Stanley has been forbidden to get within 50 yards of the nearest electronics store after doing time for wreaking havoc on the FBI's controversial high-tech cyber surveillance operations. Now Stanley is living out his life in a broken-down trailer, penniless, alone and without the one thing that gives his life meaning - his daughter Holly, whom he lost in a divorce. Gabriel and his beautiful partner Ginger (HALLE BERRY) lure Stanley into their clandestine world, baiting him with the one thing he can't have - a chance to reunite with Holly and start a new life. But once Stanley enters their world, he realizes that nothing in this operation is what it seems and he has become a pawn in a plot that's a lot more sinister than a high-tech bank heist. Now for The Zone's Eye View By Laura Alber One of the many movies on my "Most Boring" list for this year! Hugh Jackman tries to pass himself off as the "World's Best Hacker" (but anyone that can type will laugh at his attempts to 'speed type'), and now lives as a bum in a trailer way out in the desert. (not to believable to me...). Halle Berry tries to portray the sometimes "love interest" (I'm being kind...) of John Travolta, but is always trying to seduce Jackman after they hire him for a job. (didn't he find this a bit coincidental?) John Travolta plays a 2001 version of his Pulp Fiction character. (it worked for Pulp Fiction...he should have left it alone!). The incredibly wealthy Travolta needs Jackman to hack into a system and cash in on millions of dollars stashed in a high security site. Then there's all this talk from Travolta about how he works for the "greater good of America"...yet there's no sign of him sharing the wealth. In the opening scene, John Travolta has quite a long and interesting dialogue about terrorists and hostage situations, this is probably the most interesting scene in the whole movie. There is ONE good, no...Great action scene involving a bomb. And the camera work (which I'm sure was mostly CGI) was amazing! Other than that, this movie flunked BIG TIME! This one gets a whopping 2 out of 10 from this reviewer. And that is only for the two scenes I mentioned above! OH...for the men- yes, you do get a nice breast shot of Halle Berry! So far, the only one known of, so if that's what you're looking for, there it is... Otherwise, definitely pass right on by this one in the video store in my humble opinion!
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